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  • Two sailors in the mix for The Northern Advocate People's Choice Award

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    Northland sailors Blair Tuke and Chris Sharp have been nominated for The Northern Advocate 2016 People's Choice Award. Voting closes at midnight on November 26. 

  • Paralympic Sonar crew attend Rio 2016 'Hand Over' celebrations in Auckland

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    Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) celebrated the success of the New Zealand Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Team by bringing together 23 of the 31 Rio 2016 Paralympians in the presence of New Zealand Prime Minister, the Right Honourable John Key. Just over 130 guests were exclusively invited to the celebration at the Langham Hotel by long-time PNZ partner, Adecco New Zealand this month. 

  • Volvo Sailing and Boating Week 2017- Register your club now

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    Club Registrations are now open for Volvo Sailing and Boating Week 2017, so sign up your club now to be involved in this nationwide initiative to promote sailing and boating around New Zealand.

     

  • NZL Sailing Team members Josh Junior and Andy Maloney join ETNZ

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    The aim to continue to bring a new generation of young, fit and ultra talented New Zealand sailors to the America’s Cup steps forward with New Zealand Sailing Team members Andy Maloney and Josh Junior joining Emirates Team New Zealand for the 35th America’s Cup campaign.

  • Call for volunteers! Get involved in the Aon Youth Sailing World Championship

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    With just over a month to the start of the Aon Youth Sailing World Championship we are still looking to fill volunteer spots on the water and ashore. This will be an incredible event to be a part of, with 400 competitors from 68 countries battling it out in youth sailing classes in the Hauraki Gulf. 

  • 2016 Rolex World Sailors of the Year Announced

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    The winners of the 2016 Rolex World Sailors of the Year were announced at an impressive awards ceremony held at the 18th century Casa Llotja De Mar, in the presence of some 500 guests.

  • Adult Learn-To-Sail November Special at Bucklands Beach Yacht Club

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    Bucklands Beach Yacht Club Sailing Academy is running a November special for Adult Learn-To-Sail. 

  • Mahurangi College Years' 7-10 Regatta

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    Mahurangi College will be holding a regatta for students between years 7 and 10 at Sandpit Yacht Club in Algies Bay on 28 November.

  • Volvo Sailing…Have a Go! Mid-term update

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    We are halfway through the school term already, and the Sailing…Have a go! team has been working hard to get kiwi kids out on the water and experiencing the thrills and spills of sailing! So far this term over 500 kids from around the country have Had a Go! at sailing at their local yacht club.
  • Royal New Zealand Navy’s 75th Birthday celebrations

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    The Royal New Zealand Navy will be running a series of events which including ship visits, seminars and of the International Naval Review in Auckland Harbour between 17 and 22 November.

  • Have a go on an R Class!

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    Come experience the thrills and spills of high performance sailing. For anyone who's ever wanted to experience sailing one of these R Class rocket ships, now is your chance. Naval Point Yacht Club in Lyttleton is hosting an R Class Skiff Open Day on 20th November with an open invitation for all to join the fun.

  • Meet the 2016 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team

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    As excitement builds towards the Youth World Championships, we go behind the scenes to find out more about this years' NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team. 

  • Yamaha Announces Partnership To Help Power Howick Sailing Club

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    Yamaha NZ, the leader in marine outboard technology announced a new partnership with Howick Sailing Club (HSC) to help get more youngsters sailing. 

    Yamaha support all levels of New Zealand Sailing from Emirates Team New Zealand to grassroots Sailing Clubs. The help and support offered by Yamaha is essential to the ongoing success of the Howick club, which relies on the generosity of local businesses to allow it to provide Learn to Sail courses to the local community. 

  • Opti North Islands & Starling Travellers Series: Wrap up from New Plymouth

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    New Plymouth turned on a range of weather conditions for the NZIODA Optimist North Islands and Starling Travellers Series regatta last weekend.

  • Summer Sailing Camp at Kawau Island

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    Spaces are still available for the Summer Sailing Camp at Kawau Island hosted by the RNZYS.  Young Sailors between 14 – 20 years of age are invited to join in the fun this December.

  • Feature: Yachting New Zealand 2016 Performance Award Winners

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    Ten sailors or teams have been selected to receive a Yachting New Zealand Performance Award in 2016, recognising outstanding performance and/or exceptional performances in the sport of yachting over the past twelve months. Read about the Performance Award winners. 

  • Feature: Yachting New Zealand Youth Performance Awards

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    The Yachting New Zealand Youth Performance Awards recognise exceptional sailing performances achieved over the past twelve months. Check out the 2016 recipients to be formally recognised at the Volvo Excellence Awards evening on 25 November. 

     

  • “Surreal” victory for Yachting New Zealand’s latest 2016 Performance Awards recipients

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    Talented kiwi duo and recently crowned Red Bull Foiling Generation World Champions Micah Wilkinson and Olivia Mackay have been named among the Yachting New Zealand performance award winners to be formally recognized at the Volvo Excellence awards evening on 25 November.  

  • Vote NOW for Rolex World Sailor of the Year

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    For the first time members of the public can vote for the Rolex World Sailor of the Year. New Zealand sailors, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have been named as finalists and voting closes TODAY so you need to cast your vote now before it’s too late.

  • Melanoma Awareness Week 14th – 21st November

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    New Zealand has the highest melanoma incidence rate in the world. Join Melanoma NZ during the week of 14th – 21st of November and spread the word about early detection.  

  • Service Award Feature: Mark Mulcare

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    Another outstanding 2016 Yachting New Zealand Service award goes to software developer Mark Mulcare. Since 2009 Mark has been on the Yachting New Zealand’s CIORC and PHRF committee and has given endless hours of volunteer time to handicapping for Yachting New Zealand as well as providing invaluable support to clubs around the country. Over the years, Mark has developed his own program for calculating PHRF and spends his free time collecting and analysing race data to ensure yachts have a fair and accurate rating.

  • Kiwi Conrad Colman pushes off the dock in Vendee Globe 2016

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    Conrad Colman pushed off the dock in Les Sables d'Olonne on Sunday for the start of the single-handed Vendee Globe race. 

  • One year at the coaching desk!

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    It's been a year since I first sat at this desk.... find out what has happened, and what is to come in the coaching space!

  • New Zealand Youth Sailors Crowned Foiling World Champions

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    In a high emotion celebration at Newport, USA on Sunday October the 23rd, New Zealand sailors Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson were titled the World Champions in the first-ever Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final.

  • H28 'Eclipse' sale proceeds to Starship

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    After years of enjoyment on the sea, a couple are selling their 28ft keelboat ‘Eclipse’ with all proceeds kindly donated to the Starship Foundation in support of Starship Hospital. 

  • Yachting New Zealand 2016 AGM

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    The 62nd Annual General Meeting of Yachting New Zealand was held at 10am on Saturday 15th October 2016 at the Worser Bay Boating Club.

  • Are you the next Yachting New Zealand Communications Manager?

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    Applications for the role of Communications Manager (Fixed Term) with Yachting New Zealand are being accepted until the deadline of 9am, Monday 31st October 2016.

  • YNZ confirming advertisers in 2017-2020 Safety Regulations & Racing Rules of Sailing

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    Yachting New Zealand are confirming the advertisers in the Safety Regulations & the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2017 – 2020.

    We have been contacting all existing & prospective advertisers, however we are concerned that there could be advertisers that could be counting on being in these publications that we are not aware of.

  • 2017 Prime Ministers Scholarship, Carding and Performance Tiers

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    It is that time of year again where we get into PM Scholarship applications and all sorts of other important structural and planning processes.

    This year, with the change-over in the Olympic cycle, ‘Yachting’ as a sport is going to have a slight change to the previous process.

  • Service Award Feature: Leslie Rogerson

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    Three decades of service and still going; Leslie Rogerson celebrated for services to Southland Yachting Association and Wakatipu Yacht Club.

    Clocking up an impressive 30 years of service as treasurer of the Southland Yachting Association (SYA), life member and patron Leslie Rogerson has had a huge impact on many yachting activities in the region over his time.  

  • New Coaches!

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    Find out who are the new coaches in your region! They are all been through the latest coaching courses offered by Yachting New Zealand.

  • Race Coach Course Completion

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    Have you recently sat a Race Coach Course? Or sat one before this year and not completed? Get onto it!